Russell Kirkpatrick has a theory on why fantasy is so popular: “I believe the 1970s saw the beginning of a widespread public rejection of the ‘tech fix’, and this is mirrored by the rise of the fantasy novel, in which technology is absent or at least tightly prescribed, and the consequent decline of science fiction.”

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George R.R. Martin says that 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Day The Earth Stood Still, Alien, Aliens and Forbidden Planet are better than Star Wars. Although these are all great films, he’s clearly wrong. because they’re not. Forbidden Planet is…